Articles by Initial Letters
Női szerepek a magyar néphagyományban – II.
Ratkó Lujza: Woman’s Roles in Hungarian Folk Dance Tradition – part 2
Part two of this study begins with the statement: “In Hungarian dance tradition women have roles in solo, couple, and group dance forms.” However this section of the study does not discuss in detail women’s roles in the solo and couple dances given that: the woman’s solo role originates from a men’s solo form; in the couple dances - the women’s role is subordinate to the men’s role. Here the focus is on the women’s circle dance – the karikázó. She refers to it as the woman’s dance genre ‘par excellence’. Only woman participate in this sung circle dance – without instrumental accompaniment. It is danced in a tightly closed circle, the dancers dance in unison, striving to move and sound as one. Traditionally the karikázó is done during lent. It was to be danced outdoors in a location that had magical significance for a village, by young or teenaged girls. The karikázó is all about: waiting for spring, fertility, the eternal circle of the woman’s role in life. Published first in: Studies in Dance Research Tánctudományi Tanulmányok 2002-2003 pp 157-177 (2005)
Part two of this study begins with the statement: “In Hungarian dance tradition women have roles in solo, couple, and group dance forms.” However this section of the study does not discuss in detail women’s roles in the solo and couple dances given that: the woman’s solo role originates from a men’s solo form; in the couple dances - the women’s role is subordinate to the men’s role. Here the focus is on the women’s circle dance – the karikázó. She refers to it as the woman’s dance genre ‘par excellence’. Only woman participate in this sung circle dance – without instrumental accompaniment. It is danced in a tightly closed circle, the dancers dance in unison, striving to move and sound as one. Traditionally the karikázó is done during lent. It was to be danced outdoors in a location that had magical significance for a village, by young or teenaged girls. The karikázó is all about: waiting for spring, fertility, the eternal circle of the woman’s role in life. Published first in: Studies in Dance Research Tánctudományi Tanulmányok 2002-2003 pp 157-177 (2005)